Ring Ring Goes The Bell! The School’s Out Playlist
“Here comes summer,” noted the sharp-eyed Jerry Keller as the sun got its hat on in 1959. “School is out, oh happy day.” 57 years later, his words ring as true as ever. As term time comes to an end and...
View ArticleWhen Muddy Waters Was Drinkin’ TNT
The R&B charts of the 1950s were profitable territory for Muddy Waters. After scoring his first top ten hit in that format in 1951, with 'Louisiana Blues,' he reached that upper echelon of the...
View ArticleQueen Rule The Airwaves With New Live Box Set
Queen’s story is well known, from their first steps on the ladder to greatness (Queen), through to ambitious masterpieces (A Night At The Opera) and the stadium-filling greatness of their later outings...
View Article‘Badmotorfinger’ Is Back For Soundgarden
Soundgarden's landmark 1991 album Badmotorfinger will be released in four special editions for its 25th anniversary by UMe/A&M Records on 18 November. North American and European pre-orders launch...
View ArticlereDiscover ‘III Sides To Every Story’
One of Boston's biggest rock band of the '90s were making new strides exactly 24 years ago. On 10 October, 1992, Extreme entered the Billboard 200 chart with their third album, III Sides To Every...
View ArticleSting Is Officially An Icon
Sting won the Icon Award in London last night (10) at the BMI London Awards, staged by the music rights management organisation that represents 12 million song copyrights and 750,000 songwriters,...
View ArticleABBA’s ‘Money’ Makes A Few Dollars More
It's one of ABBA's signature songs, but the history of 'Money, Money, Money' contains a couple of surprising anomalies. One is that, although it topped the charts in many European countries as well as...
View ArticleGoing Radio Ga Ga Over ‘On Air’ Sneak Peak!
The latest in a line of illustrious Queen live releases, Queen On Air is perhaps the most regal yet. A sumptuous box set, it traces the group’s long-standing relationship with the BBC, from their first...
View ArticleWatch Roger Daltrey’s MITS Night
Roger Daltrey was honoured as the 25th recipient of the Music Industry Trusts Award, at a dinner event at London's Grosvenor House Hotel last night (7). Here's a film of highlights from the...
View ArticleQueen Jewels Given Lustrous Vinyl Reissue
Broadly speaking, Queen’s career can be split into two distinct phases: the anthemically hard rock heroes of the 70s, who broke new ground with ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ (and its attendant promo video), and...
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